Fishhook



Apnl 1, 1925. 1533044 S. W. SMITH FISHHOOK Filed March 19. 1924 9 Fly-u.

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Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED ,STATES SAMUEL w. SMITH, or FULLERTON, onnIFoRNiA.

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Application filed March 19, 1924. Seria1No.,70 ),268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LISAMUEL W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fullerton, in the county of Orange and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishhooks, of-

of hooks of different sizes, and for quickly i 7 device for use in angling, and which and'removably connecting spinners or spoons to the line when desired.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a combined holder and clutching simple in its construction and arrangement,

strong, durable, compact, thoroughly eflicient and convenlent 1n its use, and compara tively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding vparts throughout the several views v r Figure 1 is an elevation of a combined holder and clutching device in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure 1 showing the adaptation of the combined holder and clutching device in connection with a fishing line.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view in vertical section of the combined holder and clutching device.

Figure 41 1s a section on line 4-4 of Figure 3 of adjustable hanger rod or stem.

Figure 5 is an elevation of a modified form Figure 6 is an elevation of a-modifiedforni of holder. r

oFigures ,1 to4 of the draw- Referring P'ATEN T FFICE? ings, the combined holdera'ndclutching device includes a holder element, afclutching element coacting with the holder, andya justable, with respect to said element and holder and extends medially therethrough'.v

The holder consists of a hollowtap'ered body. portion'l having a rounded top '2, formed with a centrally disposed opening hanger rod or. stem which is lengthwise ad 3 and further including a flat bottom 4, pro-v vided with'a central opening 5, which isof lessdiameter than andis arranged in alinement with respect to the opening '3 atlthe top of thebody portion 1.

Formm a art'of the holder is a connect b H mg member formed from a single length of wire bent to provide a pair 'of oppositely extending downwardly and outwardly inupper ends'by a coiled portion 8, which provides an eye 9.' j v j the arms 6, 7 is extended inwardly and bent around the body portion 1 as at 8, 9 respec- "13lVly. The portions 8,9 of theconnectinu member are weldedor otherwise secured t5 the body portionl.

'The eye 9 provides means whereby the line 10 can be secured to the connecting memher, in the manner asindicated at 11. i

The arms 6, 7, extend at an outward inclination'with respect to the axis of the body portion 1, so that the eye 9-wil1 be offset with respect to said axis, as indicated in Figure'2.

The clutching depending therefrom, and afoot piece 14 Which is of tapered contour and projects laterally in opposite directions from the lower end of the stem or shank 13. The

footpiece 14 is formed with an opening 15 extending at right angles with respect to j the stem or shank 13 and arranged in said opening 15 is a pair of globular clutching members 16 which 'coact with the inner face of the body portion 1 to set up a clutching action upon the hanger rod or stem to be presently referred to. v v j The head 12 is formed with an axial bore 17, whichcommunicates with an axial bore 18 formed in the shank or stem 13 and said clined arms 6, 7 connected together at their The lower'end of each of 7 elementcomprises a semi- I spherical head 12, a cylindrical shank 13 bore 18 communicates with the opening The foot piece 14 has its bottom provided With an opening 19 Whi ch' leads from the opening 15. 1

Carried by the stem or shank 13, is a disk I or collarQO and betw en which and the foot surrounds the stem or shank 13. 7

piece 14 is arranged a coiled spring 21, which The hanger rod or stem, which eXten ds throughthe clutching element and body por-' v tim ngs nd a edt :22 is c l i in cross section and of a diameter to have a [Snug sliding fit witl the Walls of the bores,

-17 and 18,, a dpen'in e l uis'iofgg'reater length thanthe combined length of the; connecting member body portionl and further of a length to accom- 'modate liye baitof yarying lengths, and can be a djusted to depend the desired distance from the bottom of the body portion 1.

Thenpper end of the rod 22 is pointed Yas a t 2? ,;andl;at lower eiid is provided with an eye 24, for connecting the hooks.

therewith. Therod 422 is rinbvibly njother iyor ds, .iyhenthe spring 21 is tended, shown-in FigureB, the clutch- "in'g, element, in conne ctio'n With the body '.;p,0rtion' 1, will prey entlthe' moving of the rod a direttio'n towards the bottom of "the holder biit not in a direction towards 'thefconnect'ing inembela- When it is; de-

sired fto releas'e the rbdQZ, the clutching ielellill'li, "pi illled in a direction 'Wher eb y the ,foot y Y thereof will be moved towards" the "top '2 o'f'the body portion 1, which releases the clutchingmembers16fand the rod can 7 .thenbe Withdrawn fro'm' the holder;

'pointedf ei d', fofthero d facilitates the trance thereof when i'nserti'ng it into "the" The holder and clutching element,

the ,ni odified form shown in Figure 5 iyfhich illiistrates ahariger i'odpr stein, indicated at 26, of the sameconstructlon ,as that shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, With this ezioeptidn, that tli ef eye 2 1 ,is dispensed pose of detachably to tl' erod,

*diii eife'nt .siZed' hooks, spoons or spinners. The, rod 26 is Withdrawn from the holder,

- and the hook, spoon or fspi'niie g'i s insert ed thereon fromithefpointed end 28 of the rod and the diameter of 'the'eye or 1 loop of.the'hook,'spinn'eroi' spoon, is such as to prevent the Withdrawing of the hook,

spinner or spo'oufrom the lower end "of the rod'26, due to the e11l argjed "sleeve 27, against which rests th eey'eor1oop of the hook,spoonorspinner; i Referring to Figure 6, y v hichillu strates a modified form of holder, the construction be had which Willffall ivithin' the-scope v a pointed upper end;

is the smile as thatshoWn in connection with .U1gures I 1, 2 With this exception, that the conneeting member, 1n-

dic'at ed at 29, is an integral portion of the'hoider and said connecting member includes a pair of oppositely disposed in olined arms and an eye. In the form shown" otthc holder, the arms of the connecting member which are formed integral in'Figure 6, 30 indicates the body portion with the body portionBO and 33indicates the eye to, which the line 1Q, is.-attached. The connectin' a combined holder and Matching 'deyic'e for remoyably connecting a f sh hook tha line for the purpose referred to can be fully understood from theconstruct'ion deseribed, and although the preferr 'dJembdd it isthought that 'thein'a adyantagesof ment of the invention is as illustrated and I described, yet] it to be that changes in the details of construetionfc an of the invention as claimed.

iVhat 1 claim is:

comprising aholder having projected from its upper portion a connecting member for securing the holderito line, said holder apertured' at itsftop and; "at its; bottom,

a spring controlled; shiftable elutclii ng ele-,

the inner face of the body po rtion further projecting through and. above the '1." A, device for the "pmast; "set forth ment arranged Within fand 'c oactiiig with Y aperturcd top of the,latter,andi a'lhanger rod extending through saidfelement and holder and further ofjgrea'ter lengththan the combined length of saidconnecting member, I element and holder, 'sai'd hanger rod having its "lower endi providedfly vith means for connecting a'j fishing, appliance therewith, and "said hanger rod further detachably connected to the holder by said clutching element, said'hanger rod haying 2, A device foilthe purpose Sal, faith comprising a holder including a hollow 'tapered body'portlon and a connecting memhaving its upper. end offset with' resp ect 'ber projecting above, said body portion and,

to thejlongitudinal' center of the 'body-portion and further having means'fo'r connecting a line thereto, fa spring controlled shiftable clutching element arranged, Within and coaeting With the inn eiflfacefo f thebody portion and furtherprojeting through and extending above th'e top offt he body portion, "and a hanger rod extending through "saidfelement and holder and of a length greater than the combined le'ngth of said connecting member, body portion" and element, said rod having its lower endprovided With means for eonn'etihgajfishin appliance therewith and "further engaged by said clutching element whereby the rod is detachably secured to said body portion.

3. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a holder including a hollow tapered body portion and a connecting member projecting above said body portion and having its upper end olfset with respect to the longitudinal center of the body portion and further having means "For connecting a line thereto, a spring controlled shift-able clutching element arranged within and coacting with the inner face of the body portion and further projecting through and extending above the top of the body portion and a hanger rod extending through 2 said element and holder and of a length greater than the combined length of said connecting member, body portion and element, said -rod having its lower end provided with ineans for connecting a fishing appliance therewith and further engaged by said clutching element, whereby therod is detachably secured to said body portion, said rod having its uppe end pointed.

In testimonywhereof, affix my signature hereto. i

SAMUEL W. SMITH, 

